Opta Jury: Phil Neville
Has Phil Neville's move to Everton from Manchester United been a success?
When the whistle blew to start Everton's match with Birmingham City last weekend it was a landmark moment for Phil Neville, his 32nd Premiership appearance of the season and a record for the England international in a top-flight season.
Regular first team football was one of the reasons the utility man moved to Goodison Park from Manchester United last summer, and that wish has certainly been fulfilled.
Neville has played almost three times as many minutes of Premiership football this season compared with last and has become an integral part of the Everton side, usually as a midfield terrier.
| Year | Team | Apps | Goals | Y | R |
| 1994/5 | Man Utd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995/6 | Man Utd | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996/7 | Man Utd | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997/8 | Man Utd | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998/9 | Man Utd | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999/0 | Man Utd | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000/1 | Man Utd | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001/2 | Man Utd | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002/3 | Man Utd | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003/4 | Man Utd | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004/5 | Man Utd | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005/6 | Everton | 32 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
But time on the pitch is not the only thing that Neville has accrued this season, he has also been a regular entry into referees' notebooks up and down the land. His total of nine yellow cards and two reds is a record for the Bury-born player. Indeed, before this season he had never been sent off in his entire career, but playing for Everton arguably gives a player a slightly reduced margin for error, and he was ordered off in games against Fulham and Liverpool.
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